In one of the pictures of the weavers in the last post, one of the women had a tattoo on her chin. Tattoos, called Moko, have been an integral part of Maori culture for many hundreds of years. Far ...

A New Zealand life coach has been taken to task over her controversial face tattoo, which she has been accused of using to help boost her business. Sally Anderson, who runs a firm called Evolved ...

“The moko you see is that person’s genealogy and achievements, and the whole design ends up becoming a treasure for that individual’s family,” Karaitiana Taiuru, an expert on Maori knowledge and ...

Oriini Kaipara has been a journalist for almost 20 years, focusing on issues of the country’s indigenous Maori people. Oriini Kaipara has been a journalist for almost 20 years, focusing on issues of ...

With a little ink, some stinging pain and a helping hand from the ancestors, Mark Kopua can heal a wounded soul. He is a modern master of an ancient art called ta moko, one of the world's oldest forms ...

Te Rawhitiroa Bosch, right, canceled his trip to the U.S. due to concerns that his moko mataora (Maori face tattoos for men) could get him detained at the border. Ihirangi Heke, left, is a New ...